16th November 2022 Writings
Excerpt from: A Fellowship of 10
“Great. Your description isn’t encouraging.”
“You haven’t been?”
“No further than the Forsaken Inn, along the Road,” Hanna confirmed. “We passed the area I know yesterday morning.”
“Keep up and you’ll be fine,” Strider encouraged.
Hanna nodded.
Words: 37
Excerpt from: Sandi’s Struggle
“Hey Sandi!”
“How are you?” Stacy asked.
Sandi tried to say “Hello, Quinn and others,” but no sound came out.
“What did you say, Sandi?” Quinn asked.
Sandi tried again. “I have laryngitis!”
“Whaaat?” Tiffany Blum-Deckler asked.
‘It wouldn’t make much of a difference if she was the one afflicted with this affliction!’ Sandi thought quickly and with a glare. She wrote something on a notepad and handed it to Quinn.
“Can’t talk, Laryngitis,” Quinn repeated. “Sandi! You lost your voice.”
Sandi heard Stacy inhale sharply in shock as she glared back at Quinn.
Quinn noticed Sandi’s glare. “Um, sorry. It’s just a little shocking.”
Sandi gave a small smile. Apology accepted.
“But, I don’t think I’ll be coming to Fashion Club meetings for a while.”
Sandi gave a look of surprise and motioned for the notepad. Quinn gave it back and Sandi wrote: Why, Qui-inn?
“I have found that the job at Governors Park is taking up a lot of my free time in the afternoons,” Quinn answered.
Sandi wrote again. We’ll discuss this later.
Words: 176
Excerpt from: Springtime of Empires - 1805
Europe
Britain
The Patent Office find themselves increasingly overwhelmed with plans for new devices. (Many of them quite far ahead of their time.)
Scandinavia
Tensions rise with Finland due to their harbouring of the King. However, said former monarch is not in a position to state Scandinavian government policy.
Western Europe
Demand for coal is rising.
In a related note, a mining disaster causes unrest in the south of France.
Spain
Industrialisation increasing. Overcrowding in Madrid has Government concerned with how to deal with the traffic.
Eastern Europe
Pro-Monarchy sentiment dies down in Finland.
Africa
North Africa
Population growth continues in the Spanish held lands, with people from all over the Empire moving to the region. Even so, the various Berber societies are still strong and keep their traditions going.
Relations with the Ottomans are the friendliest they have been. Even so, there are still those who want to continue the Reconquista further east. (As far as the Holy Land).
Some Copts in Cairo discuss self determination.
Songhai
More expansion is planned.
Southern Africa
Industrialisation comes to the Cape Colony.
Asia
Middle East
Tensions rise between Afghanistan and the Ottomans.
South Asia
The Dutch Raj continues centralising its power.
East Asia
The Yang begin testing Spanish defences.
Oceania
Industrialisation continues in the major Australian cities.
Words: 215
Excerpt from: Struggles
“Sorry about that. Would you like to come out for lunch?”
“Sure.”
“Where?” Janara asked.
“The Country Steak?”
Words: 18
Excerpt from: Galactic Crises
“Oh, Mel, why do you say such ridiculous things?” Her other brother, Hank, said.
“Out loud?” he asked, stirring up his brothers further and he walked between them.
4 OCAW Agent
“Oops!” Kevin said.
Words: 34
Total: 480